Improvement in illustrated perforated card-board



G. TQCLARE.

ILLUSTRATED PRFO'RATED CARD-BOARD.

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wnNEssEs ATTORNEYS N PETERS. PHOTO-LJTHOGRAPMER. WASHINGTON, :1CV

GEORGE T. CLARE, OF lNEW YORK, N. Y.

, IMPROVEMENT IN ILLUSTRATED PERFORATED CARD-EGARD Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 187,704, dai-cd February 27, 1877 5 application filed December 8, 1876.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE T. CLARE, of New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful 'Improvements in Perforated Pattern-Cards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable 0th- .ers skilled in the art to which it pertains to forated and partly printed, which is especial- 1y adapted to ladies iine needle-work, but may also be well used in other suitable cases.

Before my invention, all card-board in which mottoes or other patterns have been worked by needle have been perforated at all points. This construction necessarily rendered the pattern-board weak, and liable to break, split, or otherwise become injured, since, from the handling of the board constantly during the working in of the pattern, and from the wear put upon it, as it remainsloose about the house, it is unavoidable but that there will be a strong tendency upon its part to break or become bent, creased, or marred.

My object isfto prevent such disadvantages, and provide a pattern-board which will furnish a printed frame, as it were, within which the perforated portion of the card-board may not only be supported, but which will at the same time present a pleasing appearance to the eye.

The invention consists in a pattern cardboard, part of which only is perforated, and the remaining part is printed with iiowers or other design corresponding to the pattern to be worked in the board.

Referring to the drawings, Figurel represents my invention, and Fig. 2 shows a modication, in which the printed design and the perforated portions of the pattern-board are in separate pieces.

A is the perforated portion of the patternboard, which is of any size and proportion of partscorresponding to the motto or`other v portion.

figure to be worked thereon. Surrounding this perforated groundwork of the motto is the su pporting-margin or frame-work B, which is of thesame body with the perforated portion, but differing therefrom, in that it is not perforated, and is covered or provided with a printed design of owers.

This printed portion `may vary in dimensions upon dierent sides of the perforated section, so as to give-greater illustration at its top and left than on remaining sides, as is shown in the drawings, or any sides or parts of the printed board other than the above may be made of greater dimension and larger pro- This printed portion of the board may represent in different coloring iiowers, baskets of fruit, landscape scenery,' or any other pleasing illustration.

Preferably I make the perforated section in the same piece with the printed portion of the pattern-board but it is evident that, as shown in Fig. 2, the two portions may be independent pieces, and connected together by introducing tongues of the perforated section into slots formed in the contiguous body of the printed portion 5 or the edges of the two independent portions may be pasted together by connecting-strips, or other analogous means used to secure the two together, though it is apparent that when they are both formed in the same body it is much better than having them in separate card-pieces y In working in the different mottoes, and surrounding them by the printed designs, it is evident that an appearance may be imparted to the entire board which will add-an elegance thereto not met in the Varticles now in use. Thus a graceful and fitting correspondence may be made between the motto and the print. They should be appropriate one with the other, thus conveying common sentiment, and giving an expression of harmony to the entire board.

A pleasing fitness can thus exist between the printed portion of the board and the figure or motto worked in the perforated portion.

The delicate blending ofthe lily with a sprinkling of forget-me-nots would serve as a drapery or frame-work to the motto Remember me,7 peculiarly pleasing and tasteful; and the designer can readily produce any number of graceful and sympathetic combinations of prints and mottoes, my invention broadly Q ism/oa covering a card-board, part of which is printed andpart of which is perforated for the Working in of needle-Work.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A partly-perforated and partly-printed pattern-board, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A card-board for patterns, part of which only is perforated, and the remaining part is printed with appropriate designs, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. A board for fancy needle-Work, consisting of a plain perforated section and a printed illustrated section, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of December, 1876.

GEORGE THOMAS CLARE.

Y Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. CADWELL, CHAs. S. KENNEDY. 

